Marl Hill
Also known as: Dhr 63-19
Why it's listed
Marl Hill is a two-story, five-bay frame house on about forty acres beside St. Peter's Church in rural New Kent County, Virginia. It was built in two stages: a small, two-bay section from the late eighteenth century and a larger three-bay west addition raised in 1825. Weatherboard siding, a seven-course American bond brick foundation forming a raised basement, and a tin roof cover the combined structure. Inside, the older section has wainscoting, hand-hewn hardwood floor joists, some still bearing bark, and double closets with six-panel doors beside a second-floor fireplace. The addition has a Greek Revival mantel. A shed, woodshed, smokehouse, pumphouse, root cellar and a well survive in the yard, and boxwoods remain. The property was named for marl once mined in the surrounding fields and was long held by the Crump family. It was listed as a well-preserved vernacular dwelling that shows how an early small house was enlarged, with its rural setting largely unchanged.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues Marl Hill is architecturally significant as a good, well-preserved example of a once-typical vernacular house form: a small eighteenth-century single-room house with a later addition. It combines Federal and Greek Revival features, including fine built-in cupboards flanking a second-floor fireplace. Surviving outbuildings, a well and an unchanged rural setting add to its integrity.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 90001832, listed December 21, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | VA 642 E of jct. with VA 609, Talleysville |
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| County | New Kent County |
| Listed | December 21, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90001832 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c1775-1900 |
| Architectural style | Federal; Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as a single dwelling with secondary structures; the nomination describes the property as retaining a very high degree of integrity and few alterations. |
| Acreage | 40.5 |
| Coordinates | 37.54000, -77.04195 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 90001832.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14712786
- This listing as JSON
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